1 Nephi 4:7
~600 BC
1830 Edition
Nevertheless I went forth, and as I came near unto the house of Laban, I beheld a man, and he had fallen to the earth before me, for he was drunken with wine.
Influences
Judith 13:2 (KJV)
And Judith was left alone in the tent, and Holofernes lying alone upon his bed: for he was filled with wine.
Changes
Nevertheless I went forth, and as I came near unto the house of Laban, I beheld a man, and he had fallen to the earth before me, for he was drunken with wine.
Simple English
But I went forward. As I got close to Laban’s house, I saw a man. He had fallen on the ground in front of me. He was drunk with wine.
Paraphrase
I kept walking. Near Laban’s house, I saw a man sprawled on the ground in front of me, completely drunk.